PhD in Forensic Accounting exploring the fundamental forensic accounting skillsets and mindsets required to enhance audit quality in the UK and explored how this integrated “mindset–skillset” framework can be embedded within accounting and auditing education and professional training.

Dr Alim Abubakre is on the advisory board of the London Business School Africa Club and is the non-executive chair of These Executive Minds. He is a Senior Lecturer in International Business at Sheffield Business School.

His research is around Responsibility for the Environment, Society and Governance, focusing on three primary contexts: oil and gas, ethical finance and manufacturing. In addition, conceptually, he is interested in Stakeholder theory, Impression management, environmental, social performance and Corporate Social (Ir)Responsibility. He has recently published a transdisciplinary paper with other international collaborators in an ABS3 journal ( International Public Management Journal). The title of this paper is Modeling the barriers to multistakeholder collaboration for COVID-19 pandemic response: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa. Dr Alim Abubakre has been invited to present his research at conferences organised by the British Academy of Management and the Academy of Management. His pedagogy is informed by his research. He is an external doctoral examiner at UNICAF. In addition, Dr Alim has served as an expert on Doctoral Progress Review Panels at Coventry University. Dr Alim Abubakre has also been a reviewer for the award-winning book Open Strategy: Mastering Disturbances Outside General Management. Alim is happy to supervise PhD candidates.

Dr Alim Abubakre had worked as a visiting lecturer at the University of Southampton and Nottingham Business School before joining Coventry University as a full-time academic. He is a Senior Fellow of the Advance Higher Education Academy (HEA). Alim is also a Fellow of the Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs and a Certified Management & Business Educator. He has supervised over forty postgraduate students and over fifty undergraduate students to completion. He has served as Associate Director of MA Leadership and Management course, during which the course was successfully reviewed, partnership with Cadbury was forged, culminating in a field trip and confab on BREXIT, and the opportunity was conceived. He mentors early career academics or highly experienced practitioners new to Academia and sits on PhD progression boards.

Alim is a former entrepreneur interested in research, international project management, consulting, stakeholder engagement and executive education. In the past twelve years, Dr Alim Abubakre has worked with many of the world's top business schools and multinational corporations to create executive development programmes. Under Alim's leadership, the company he founded, Texem has trained over 4000 African, European and Asian senior executives, including CEOs, Chairs of Boards, Government Ministers, and Vice-Chancellors, on different management themes that help organisations achieve their goals. Specifically, in partnership with institutions such as the University of Oxford, Henley Business School, Aston Business School and Manchester Business School, Alim has developed academic curricula for executive development programmes.

While working on World Bank projects, Alim was instrumental in accessing and implementing many successful projects with management issues before his involvement. Alim also worked as part of the project management team that delivered a Public-Private Partnership infrastructure project valued at £3 billion; this was the largest public-private partnership project undertaken in West Africa as of 2007.

He has designed and co-delivered programmes for Private sector organisations such as Airtel, UBA, Ecobank, Seplat, Masters Energy, Energia, Unilever, Fidelity Bank, Ag Leventis, GTBank, First Bank and Leadway Assurance. Government (Ministers, MPs, Commissioners, Permanent Secretaries, and Directors). He has also worked with multinational organisations such as Directors at Unilever, EY, KPMG, Deloitte, McKinsey & Company, Manchester United, Bentley, CSRwire, Jaguar Land Rover, Cadbury, Manpower, and Microsoft.

Dr Alim Abubakre is on the advisory board of the London Business School Africa Club and is the non-executive chair of These Executive Minds. He is a Senior Lecturer in International Business at Sheffield Business School.

His research is around Environment, Social and Governance, focusing on three primary contexts: oil and gas, ethical finance and manufacturing (e.g. cement industry). In addition, conceptually, he is interested in Stakeholder theory, Impression management, environmental, social performance and Corporate Social (Ir)Responsibility. He has recently published a transdisciplinary paper with other international collaborators in an ABS3 journal (International Public Management Journal). The title of this paper is Modeling the barriers to multistakeholder collaboration for COVID-19 pandemic response: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa. Dr Alim Abubakre has been invited to present his research at conferences organised by the British Academy of Management and the Academy of Management. He is an external doctoral examiner at UNICAF. In addition, Dr Alim has served as an expert on Doctoral Progress Review Panels at Coventry University. Dr Alim Abubakre has also been a reviewer for the award-winning book Open Strategy: Mastering Disturbances Outside General Management.

Dr Alim Abubakre had worked as a visiting lecturer at the University of Southampton and Nottingham Business School before joining Coventry University as a full-time academic. He is a Senior Fellow of the Advance Higher Education Academy (HEA). Alim is also a Fellow of the Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs and a Certified Management & Business Educator.

Alim is a former entrepreneur interested in research, international project management, consulting, stakeholder engagement, connecting Africa and executive education. In the past twelve years, Dr Alim Abubakre has worked with many of the world's top business schools and multinational corporations to create executive development programmes for African executives. Under Alim's leadership, Texem has trained over four thousand African, Europe and Asian senior executives, including CEOs, Chairs of Boards, Government Ministers, and Vice-Chancellors, on different management themes that help organisations achieve their goals[4]. In addition, in partnership with institutions such as the University of Oxford, Henley Business School, Aston Business School[5] and Manchester Business School[6], Alim has developed academic curricula for executive development programmes[7]. His achievements have included 60-70% repeat participation in executive development programmes based on the quality of educational programmes and the experience of participants[8].

While working on World Bank projects, Alim was instrumental in accessing and implementing many successful projects with project management issues before his involvement. Alim also worked as part of the project management team that delivered a Public-Private Partnership infrastructure project valued at £3 billion (after Purchasing Power Parity considerations); this was the largest public-private partnership project undertaken in West Africa as of 2007.

He has designed and co-delivered programmes for Private sector organisations such as Airtel, UBA, Ecobank, Seplat, Masters Energy, Energia, Unilever, Fidelity Bank, Ag Leventis, GTBank, First Bank and Union Assurance. Government (Ministers, MPs, Commissioners, Permanent Secretaries, and Directors). He has also worked with multinational organisations such as Directors at Unilever, Ernst and Young, KPMG, Deloitte, McKinsey & Company, Manchester United, Bentley, CSRwire, Jaguar Land Rover, Cadbury, Manpower, and Microsoft. Alim was previously a board member of Cambridge to Africa and the Director of Strategy at a consulting firm in Cambridge, advising many Russell group institutions on their internationalisation strategies. He completed his PhD in CSR and Strategy at the University of Southampton.

Dr Olatunji Adekoya is a distinguished scholar and Senior Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management (HRM) at Sheffield Business School, Sheffield Hallam University, UK. As an accomplished educator, researcher, and academic leader, I bring over several years of experience in higher education, research, and consultancy. I serve as the Course Leader for the MSc Human Resources and Organisational Development programme at Sheffield Hallam University.

My academic credentials include a PhD in Management from the University of East London, an MBA from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, a Diploma in Business Analytics from Harvard Business School, and a Bachelor's in Economics from the University of Lagos, Nigeria. My diverse qualifications underpin my expertise in HRM, organisational behaviour, and business management, which I teach across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. As a Certified Management and Business Educator (CMBE) and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), I continuously enhance my commitment to teaching excellence and fostering inclusive, experiential learning environments.

I have established myself as a leading research scholar. My robust research portfolio covers broad areas of management studies and human resource management, exploring critical issues such as work-life balance, employee wellbeing, workplace flexibility, workplace technologies, gender and workplace issues, green HRM, and employment relations. My works have been published in prestigious journals, including the British Journal of Management, Gender and Society, the International Journal of HRM and Information Technology & People, Gender, Work & Organisation, Personnel Review, etc. I have also co-edited seminal books exploring critical issues in international and local contexts, particularly drawing attention to issues in the Global South.

My leadership extends to doctoral supervision, where I mentor researchers investigating several related topics. I also serve as an external examiner for universities in the UK and abroad, ensuring rigorous academic standards in higher education. My teaching philosophy centres on fostering critical thinking, experiential learning, and inclusivity, preparing students to navigate and excel in complex global environments.

Beyond academia, I am a management consultant and trainer. I currently lead high-impact projects that deliver actionable insights that drive organisational resilience and sustainability and promote equality, equity, diversity and inclusion.

I am an Associate Head in  Sheffield Business School. In my role, I lead on academic operations across the Business School to flexibly deploy staff, ensure the effective management of resources, and leads on academic quality standards; all to optimise the diverse skills of fellow academics, and facilitate collaboration both within the division and across the Business School. In addition, I work with the central SHU team to ensure delivery of Sheffield Business School’s new suite of online courses. 

My teaching covers leadership, organisational culture and behaviour, reflective practice, facilities management, project management and property management. My PhD focused on Organisational Culture and Socialisation with a focus on FM ‘Cultural Fit’, outsourcing and cultural integration. This built upon my industry background and experience in both people and place prior to joining Sheffield Hallam University. I am interested in the effects culture, motivation, people and service have on organisations particularly in workplaces. I am also interested in multidisciplinary research as they create richer results and have the potential for wider influence and reach. A strong believer in applied research, I am mostly interested in the dual concepts of people and place.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Master of Science
• Bachelor's Degree

I am Ramjanul Ahsan, an International Business and Entrepreneurship Lecturer at Sheffield Business School, Sheffield Hallam University.

I am a Senior Lecturer in Economics at Sheffield Hallam University, with degrees from Cairo, American University in Cairo and Exeter. I currently lead all undergraduate economics courses at Sheffield Business School. Teaching economics since 2007, I am passionate about connecting economic theory to real-world problems. My research covers applied econometrics, time series analysis, and macroeconomics. My work bridges academic research and public understanding, with over a quarter of a million readers engaging through The Conversation UK.

To explore my research and teaching, visit www.amr-saber-algarhi.com

I joined Sheffield Hallam University in 2014 and currently lead all undergraduate economics courses. My academic journey started at Cairo University, followed by two master’s degrees with distinction from the American University in Cairo and the University of Exeter. Then, I completed My PhD at Exeter, exploring long memory time series and fractional cointegration analysis.

Economics is not just a subject to me; it is about linking theory with real-world problems. My research covers theoretical and applied econometrics, time series analysis, macroeconomics, financial econometrics, environmental and energy economics, and international trade. I have also guided many postgraduate and doctoral students, and always eager to guide potential PhD candidates in my research areas.

I have been teaching economics since 2007, specialising in econometrics, statistics for economics, mathematical economics and macroeconomics. I am passionate about creating learning experiences that not only teach but inspire students to see the transformative potential of economics.

Beyond publishing in peer-reviewed academic journals, I am committed to making economics accessible. My media articles in The Conversation UK have reached over 180,000 readers, bridging the gap between complex economic concepts and public understanding. It is about demystifying economics, showing how it explains and shapes our world.

Teaching expertise

Advanced Topics in Macroeconomics, Econometrics, Statistics, Maths for Economics, Quantitative Methods for Finance, Quantitative Research Methods

Research

Econometric theory, Time series analysis, Semiparametric inference, Financial econometrics, Applied econometrics, Macroeconomics, Monetary economics, Energy economics, International economics, Economic growth

I am an Associate Professor of Hospitality and Tourism in the Sheffield Business School and the Head of Research Degrees in the College of Social Sciences and Arts, where I lead doctoral education. My interdisciplinary research and teaching focus on sustainable tourism development, examining how technology supports sustainability objectives, and addressing broader sustainability concerns, including social responsibility, education, working conditions and entrepreneurship. I am a passionate advocate for bridging the gap between academia and industry by developing evidence-based, practical solutions that address real-world challenges. 

Dr Paul Allan is an Associate Head at Sheffield Business School-home to over 5,500 students. Paul has over 38 years work experience and has held several Senior Management positions in private, public and charity organisations, nationally. Paul has 5 business and management degrees and is a fully Chartered Fellow member of the CIPD. Paul also holds a professional Doctorate (DBA) in Learning and Knowledge and specialises in how this can be utilised to give organisations a strategic competitive advantage.

I have worked professionally within industry for over 25 years where I have held several senior management positions including, private, public and charity organisations. In recent years I have worked more strategically advising and guiding senior management on how to maximise business performance. 

In addition to my professional business practices, I have maintained a strong academic profile and have taught on over 35 different business modules at both undergraduate and postgraduate studies at Sheffield Business School. I have also won 4 inspirational teaching awards at Sheffield Business School at College and at University level and I have also been nominated for numerous inspirational teaching awards over the last 13 years. 

I have 5 Business and Management Degrees which includes e-Business and Management, Business and Finance Management, International Business Management, Human Resource Management and a Professional Doctorate in Business and Management. I am also fully Chartered with the CIPD, and I hold Chartered Fellowship which was awarded after working at a Senior Management level for over 10 years. I also hold a PGCLTHE teaching qualification.

I also provide supervision to both Masters and Doctorate students on their research projects. I am very proud to say that I have successfully completed over 100 MSc/MBA supervision projects and 5 Doctorate Supervisions projects as their Director of Studies. 

In addition to the above I have also served as a Grenadier Guard in the British Army protecting the Royal Palaces of London (exemplary record) and served in countries such as Kenya, Canada (twice), Belize and the Falkland Islands.

I am a Senior Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management and have been teaching in universities and business schools since 2011, with much of this experience gained internationally. I am Level 4 Course Lead for the BA Business Management degree, module leader for modules at UG, PG, DA, and SLA level, as well as a contributor to the design and development of new modules at both UG and PG level. My research has focussed on how individuals navigate their careers.

My qualifications include an undergraduate degree in Mathematics, an MBA, with my thesis on Intercultural Entrepreneurship: Case Study of Britons in Germany achieving a distinction, and a DBA, with my thesis titled Experience, Identity and Career of Professionals in Long-term, Non-standard Work Arrangements.

My previous experience comprises working in the UK, Spain and Germany, from MNCs, to startups, to self-employment. In Germany, I supervised over 120 bachelor and master theses, headed up the English Round Table at the FOM, and participated in recruitment and on-boarding activities for new staff.

In 2022, I moved to Sheffield Hallam University. In 2024, I completed the PG Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education with distinction, leading to fellowship of the Higher Education Authority. In 2025, I successfully completed I contributed to two chapters of the book “Responsible Human Resource Management”, published in late 2025. Since October 2024 I have been Level 4 Course Lead for the BA Business Management degree. I teach across a range of modules and courses, including “Responsible Global Business Management”, “Leadership, Change and Responsible People Practice”, “Understanding People and Cultures”, and “The Future of Work and HRM”.

My teaching expertise covers Spanish language and culture, as well as academic and study skills. I am currently the Level Leader for the BA (Honours) in International Business (European Partnership Programme) and the Academic Coordinator for Languages for All.

My research interests include Didactic Audiovisual Translation, Accessible Filmmaking and Creative Media Accessibility, as much as Bilingualism in Early Childhood.

As a Senior Lecturer in Spanish, I bring extensive experience in teaching foreign languages to students at all levels, from complete beginners to advanced learners. Throughout my career at Sheffield Hallam University (SHU), I have led and designed study programmes that emphasise internationalisation, including study placements abroad. These opportunities have enabled me to forge strong relationships with European partner institutions and collaborate with stakeholders, positioning me as an active representative of SHU’s global network. 

I am a Senior Lecturer in Finance and Economics Division within the Sheffield Business School at Sheffield Hallam University. I have experience of teaching across the portfolio with specific expertise in the area of accounting, finance and investment management. Currently, I am serving as a Course Leader for MSc Accounting & Finance and MSc Forensic Accounting Courses.

By profession I am an Associate Member of CIMA UK and CPA Australia. Prior to my academic career, I have held key positions as a Financial Accountant, Senior Finance Officer and Senior Financial Analyst.

Qualifications:
2022: MSc Financial Management, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom

Member of professional body:
CIMA UK
CPA Australia

Teaching expertise:
Accounting, Finance and Investment Management

I am a Senior Lecturer in Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship at Sheffield Hallam University. I am passionate about teaching and conducting research in strategic management and entrepreneurship to make a real impact in society, especially for small businesses, through engaging research activities matched to the business owner's needs. Excellent behavioural management skills gained through vast experience working in diverse industries. Previously, I have over ten years of experiences background in sales and marketing strategy development in the fast-moving consumer goods and petrochemicals industries. Successfully transferred sales and marketing theories into practices across companies in different cultures, markets, and sizes based on market research. My goal is to empower small businesses and wider society through practice‑driven research in strategic management and entrepreneurship, while equipping my students with the critical thinking, real‑world skills, and confidence they need to become impactful, ethically minded leaders and innovators.

Dr. Ifedapo Francis Awolowo is an internationally recognised scholar, educator, and thought leader whose work is transforming forensic accounting and widening access to doctoral education. His remarkable academic journey includes seven degrees, culminating in a PhD in Forensic Accounting, reflecting an enduring commitment to intellectual excellence and lifelong learning. He is a Senior Lecturer in Financial and Management Accounting at Sheffield Hallam University and a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (PFHEA), one of the highest honours awarded for sustained strategic leadership and transformative impact in higher education.

Dr. Awolowo is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Management and Business Educator (CMBE), and Fellow of the Association of International Accountants (FAIA), reflecting global professional recognition for his expertise, leadership, and contribution to advancing accounting education and practice.

He is the Founder and Principal Investigator of the £337,441 Office for Students and UKRI-funded Accomplished Study Programme in Research Excellence (ASPIRE), a pioneering initiative designed to address racial inequalities in doctoral education through structured mentoring, research training, and leadership development. Under his leadership, ASPIRE has become a nationally recognised model, enabling underrepresented scholars to access doctoral opportunities and reshaping institutional approaches to mentoring and inclusion.

A sought-after keynote speaker and influential public intellectual, Dr. Awolowo’s research spans forensic accounting, audit quality, corporate governance, occupational fraud, and racial equity in higher education. His work has informed national policy discussions, including engagement with UK Parliament, reached global audiences through major media platforms such as Forbes and The Conversation, and contributed significantly to advancing both scholarly knowledge and professional practice.

Beyond his research, he is deeply committed to transforming academic culture. Through nationally delivered anti-racist education workshops, mentoring programmes, and public engagement initiatives such as ASPIRE Radio, he is shaping how universities think about leadership, inclusion, and belonging. Dr. Awolowo’s work is driven by a singular purpose: to expand opportunity, advance knowledge, and ensure that excellence is recognised, nurtured, and allowed to flourish everywhere.

I am a Senior Lecturer in Marketing at Sheffield Business School, where I contribute to the design and delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes. My teaching portfolio covers a range of marketing modules, reflecting my commitment to providing students with both academic knowledge and practical and industry-informed insights. My passion for pedagogy is grounded in a desire to support students’ learning and development as they progress through their university experience, equipping them with the skills for success in both academic and professional contexts.

Ehsan Badakhshan earned his PhD in Business and Management from the University of Ulster. His research focuses on the transformation of supply chains in the digital era, with particular emphasis on working capital management, supply chain risk and resilience, and digital transformation. His work integrates advanced analytical approaches, including simulation modelling and digital twin technologies, to address complex operational and financial challenges in supply chains.

Ehsan previously worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of York, contributing to the project “A Multiscale Digital Twin-Driven Smart Manufacturing System for High Value-Added Products.” In this role, he advanced digital twin technologies for smart manufacturing systems, with a particular focus on multi-scale modelling and data-driven decision-making to enhance the performance of high-value production environments.

Ehsan is the Course Leader for the MSc Project Management programme. He has supervised a large number of postgraduate research projects across several UK higher education institutions.

Dr Ramin Bahadori earned his BSc degree in Industrial Management, MSc in Logistics and Supply Chain Management and a PhD in Advanced Logistics and Supply Chain Management from Sheffield Hallam University.

His research interests and experience include the impact of the digital era on manufacturing systems and supply chain management,  technology readiness assessment in the context of Industry 4.0, the digital design of supply networks, smart and sustainable food supply chains, fractal supply networks and green vehicle routing problems.

Prior to being a Lecturer, Ramin worked as a Research Associate at Sheffield Hallam University, carrying out multi-discipline research projects directed by Professor Sameh Saad. During this time, he had the chance to be engaged in some industrial/research projects. For instance, they successfully adapted and utilised a leading methodology to guide and justify investment in smart city's research and development projects to achieve the optimum project portfolio. The method is tested in a real case study, which shows how that methodology can effectively implement throughout the worldwide smart cities development to support strategic technology investments.

He has supervised a large number of undergraduate and postgraduate research projects at various UK higher education institutions and has served as a referee for several prestigious international journals and conferences.

I am currently teaching on finance, tax and management accounting amongst other business-related subjects, sharing my experiences with the next generation of entrepreneurs and professionals, along with developing my academic skills taking a PGCert.

Recently completed my MSc in Forensic Accounting and working as a lecturer at Sheffield Business School. I am currently teaching on finance, tax, and management accounting amongst other business-related subjects, sharing my experiences with the next generation of Entrepreneurs and Professionals along with developing my academic skills taking a PGCert.

I have been teaching on the Carbon Literacy Certificate in the last year having also completed my dissertation on the subject of ESG policies and SMEs.

As a Management Consultant prior to working as a lecturer I worked over the last 25 years with many types of SMEs, advising them on their business strategy, direction and finances. I have extensive experience in analysing businesses, delivering fantastic customer experience, growth and cost-cutting to help them survive and prosper.

I have been an Associate Head at Sheffield Business School since 2024. I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA), a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), a Chartered Marketer, and a trustee for the Communication, Advertising, and Marketing (CAM) Education Foundation. I have been a subject examiner for the CIM since 2015.  

I hold an EdD in literacy as social practice and my thesis was based on workplace writing in a marketing context. My research interests are in exploring how voice and identity shape textual artefacts in market-oriented workplace settings and how this informs a critical marketing literacy.

From 2020 to 2024, I was Marketing Subject Group Leader for Sheffield Business School where I was responsible for the strategic direction and delivery of a diverse portfolio of marketing courses and modules and for leading a team of around 30 marketing academics. 

Immediately prior to this, from 2017 to 2020, I was the collaborative course leader for the part-time executive MBA course and for two undergraduate business management courses at Botswana Accountancy College (BAC). I continue to support the partnership as a module leader on the MBA course and in 2023 I won a University Inspirational International Teaching Award. I am currently collaborating with colleagues at BAC on a research project into the literacy practices of traditional artisans in an art and craft co-operative in Ngamiland, northern Botswana. 

I am an active member of PAWBL (Professional, Academic, and Work-Based Literacies), a SIG within BAAL (British Association of Applied Linguistics) and I was the committee convenor from 2022 to 2024, and events lead from 2020 to 2022.  

I started working at SHU full-time in 2011 as a senior lecturer in marketing. Before moving into higher education, I spent several years as a freelance marketer where one of my key clients was an international CIM (Chartered Institute of Marketing) study centre.

I started my career as an editor and marketing executive within the publishing division of the Thomas Cook Group. After four years in that role, and before going freelance, I was marketing manager for a UK-based HR consultancy from 1996 to 2002. 

I have held governance positions on national CIM advisory groups, and I was the CIM Regional Chair Yorkshire from 2010 to 2015.

I am a Registered Nutritionist (RNutr) (Public Health) and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. I joined Sheffield Hallam in early 2021 and am currently Senior Lecturer in Food and Nutrition. Within this role, I teach across a range of food and nutrition modules, particularly at postgraduate level, and supervise dissertation projects. I am also Research and Innovation Co-Lead at the Advanced Food Innovation Centre (AFIC), Recruitment Lead for the Division of Sustainable Futures and Supply Chain within Sheffield Business School, and lead of the Sheffield Hallam Appetite Research (SHARe) cluster. My research explores how and why we eat, and how this shapes or is shaped by our health. Before joining Sheffield Hallam, I worked as a freelance nutritionist and completed my PhD exploring the use of electrical brain stimulation to modulate eating behaviours.

I also hold a number of external roles, including:

• Strategic Lead for the UK Congress on Obesity (UKCO), Association for the Study of Obesity
• Co-Chair of the Food Special Interest Group, Faculty of Public Health
• Member of the Steering Committee for WINN UK
• Member of the Compassionate Approach to Weight Working Group

I also co-lead the Food, Eating and Health Research Group, a cross-university research group focussing on translatable, actionable research that reaches people in the 'real world'.

Dr Ellen Bennett is a Senior Lecturer within Sheffield Business School, having previously worked as a Research Fellow in the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research (CRESR). Before joining Sheffield Hallam University in 2008, Ellen worked in a variety of roles within the Voluntary Sector across Merseyside and Greater Manchester. Ellen’s research expertise includes examining the role of voluntary organisations within society over time, and she is currently involved in research across several professional contexts, ranging from small voluntary organisations through to complex multi-sector partnerships.  Ellen's current research programmes engage with small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and charities to explore distinctiveness, value creation and effective delivery of public and community based services.

Ellen has extensive experience in a range of qualitative research techniques – in-depth interviews, focus groups, documentary analysis and language analysis. Ellen has expertise in coproduction and inclusive research methods which allow participants greater autonomy over the research process and has extensive experience of designing research alongside volunteers and organisational participants as part of the research process. In recent research projects, Ellen has engaged with creative research methods, such as free drawing and photo voice, in order to explore more inclusive research practices.  

Ellen teaches research and inquiry approaches across taught programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Ellen leads a number postgraduate modules, as well as supporting students as an Academic Advisor and Workplace Mentor. Ellen is the Postgraduate Research Tutor for Sheffield Business School, and supervises a number of PhD researchers.

Research interests

• Voluntary organisations - identity, sustainability and value creation
• Research with SMEs - supporting sustaibable development and collaboration
• Public services and public service reform
• Policy analysis
• State-voluntary sector relations
• Systems change
• Qualitative research and analysis
• Critical, participatory and creative research

Academic at Sheffield Hallam University (Sheffield Business School) and British Academy of Management (BAM).

Principal Lecturer in Finance Accounting and Business Systems (FABS) Department at Sheffield Business School. PL Lead Business Engagement, PL Lead Employability and PL Lead Apprenticeships for the Department. PL Lead Higher Degree Apprenticeship with Clipper Logistics currently managing the Supply Chain Leadership Apprenticeship with a 400% increase in provision 2017 - 2022. Currently worth £6.1m. My work inspired the apprenticeship to won the 2019 Logistics Awards Education Practice Award.

Pioneered the innovative and inspirational Food Innovation Consultancy Challenge working with Asda Stores plc, Innocent Drinks, Costa Coffee and Taylors of Harrogate and sugar reduction project in line with Public Health England. The module won the prestigious 2019 British Academy of Management Education Practice Award and was fundamental in me achieving the 2019 Sheffield Business School Inspirational Teacher Award.

A member of the BAM Marketing & Retail SIG responsible for Employer Engagement. Fellow and Chartered Marketer with the Chartered Institute of Marketing and Committee member of the Category Landscapers Group. 10 years teaching experience in Marketing, retailing and business disciplines at undergraduate, postgraduate and corporate degree levels. International teaching and presentation experience in Malaysia, China, Madeira and USA. Currently submitting my Doctorate in Business Administration Doctoral Thesis, viva expected October 2019. I am committed to closing the gap between academia and practice.

Published the following article in June 2021, and is the fourth highest read article at Sheffield Hallam University for 2021.

https://theconversation.com/if-amazon-buys-morrisons-it-could-be-a-win-for-consumers-and-a-major-threat-to-other-supermarkets-163189

An experienced retail professional having been born into a 100 year old butchery and bakery family business. Progressing to senior management positions with Asda Stores plc for over 12 years and then in sales, marketing and category roles with the Dunbia Group.

Hon President - Sugarwise (Charity) providing board level guidance on business engagement.

Paul Beresford is a senior lecturer who completed his doctorate in 2016 exploring cultural branding approaches to the UK grocery market.  Prior to joining academia, Paul occupied a range of marketing roles and was commissioned as Interdisciplinary Champion for a £1.27 million, HEFCE funded Food Innovation Project in 2007, which sought to deliver innovation in the food and drink industry.  Paul was recruited onto the faculty of  Sheffield Business School in 2010 and currently lectures in marketing and branding .  In 2015, Paul was awarded the Vice-Chancellor's Inspirational Teaching Award.

Teaching expertise

• Advertising and Communications
• Branding
• Food Marketing and Strategy
• Marketing